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The Latest Breaking News from Dana Walden

Inside the multimillion-dollar retention deals Fortune 500 companies are giving CEO runners‑up

Disney’s Dana Walden was passed over for CEO, but was awarded a $5.26 million stock grant to soften the blow.

Fortune

Disney’s $27 million golden handcuff for a CEO runner-up

The pay strategy shows how Disney is managing a potential flight risk.

Fortune

You’ve vanquished your rival in a CEO succession race. Now, how do you lead them?

Disney’s Josh D’Amaro and Dana Walden give CEOs a real-time case study in managing a peer who wanted your job.

Fortune

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Disney’s new CEO comes from parks — and it could change how you experience the magic

With a parks-first CEO taking over, Disney appears poised to lean harder into immersive experiences that connect Disney+, theme parks, and fandom in new ways.

TechRadar

Disney’s new D’Amaro-land: a dream team succession saga comes to life

Bob Iger was a returning general to Disney in 2022, but he built a roster of top lieutenants helping with his succession plan.

Fortune

New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro stands to make $45 million, but he’ll also get something priceless—a ‘clean break’ with Bob Iger

Disney’s new CEO is getting something that could be a major factor in his success: clarity about who’s in charge.

Fortune

The Disney CEO Announcement Is Not The Big Promotion I Think We Should All Be Paying Attention To

Disney's future has been revealed, and it's happening faster than we thought.

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Disney names parks and cruises boss Josh D’Amaro as next CEO

D’Amaro will take over next month from Bob Iger, who returned to lead the media company after a bungled succession

The Guardian - US

Disney's Hunt For A New CEO Should Take A Lesson From Lucasfilm's Recent Changes

Lucasfilm's changes at the top should be a blueprint for Disney's CEO hunt.

Cinemablend

Dana Walden Doesn't Appreciate Being 'Pit' Against Colleagues As Race To See Who Replaces Bob Iger Heats Up

The battle for the next Disney CEO is nearly over, and one candidate seems quite happy about that.

Cinemablend

Fox chief needed to 'teach' viewers to embrace Glee

Former Fox TV chief Dana Walden has recalled navigating the early days of Glee, and making sure audiences gave Ryan Murphy's drama a chance.

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‘I Can Sometimes Be Reactionary’: Jimmy Kimmel Gets Real About The Conversations He Had With Execs After His Show Was Suspended

Discussions needed to be had.

Cinemablend

Disney Succession Showdown: Josh D'Amaro Emerges As Favourite To Replace Bob Iger

Disney CEO succession heats up as Josh D'Amaro emerges as frontrunner to replace Bob Iger, with Dana Walden seen as his main rival in one of corporate America's most closely watched leadership transitions.

International Business Times UK

Disney's CEO Hunt May Be Down To Two Candidates, But I'm Surprised Who The Alleged Frontrunner Is

The race for Bob Iger's job may be down to two candidates.

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As Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep And More Stars Respond To Kimmel's Suspension, Howard Stern Feels 'It's Unfortunate ABC Even Has To Be In This Position'

Many of Hollywood's biggest stars are getting involved.

The Independent UK

Voices: The fall of Jimmy Kimmel marks the beginning of the end for my America

COMMENT: We are right to think that Donald Trump is silencing his opponents, starting with those who mock him, says Joel Stein

Reason

FCC Chair Investigates Disney Over Potential Past and Present DEI Policies

Disney scaled back DEI policies this year. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr still opened an investigation.

The Independent UK

Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel, a successor to Bob Iger

Behind the red carpet movie premieres and new thrill-inducing rides for fans of its amusement parks, there is a quiet search underway to find the successor to Bob Iger, the face of Disney for most of the past two decades

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'Shogun' season 2 just got an ominous update from a prominent Disney executive

'Shogun' season 2 just got an ominous update from Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden.

International Business Times

Disney To Bring Bluey To Theaters In 2027

The first-ever "Bluey" animated film will hit the big screens in 2027.

Evening Standard

Children’s TV series Bluey to be adapted for Disney and BBC Studios feature film

Joe Brumm, who created the series, will write and direct the film, which will feature vocal talent from the TV show.

Fortune

The four high-powered executives most likely to inherit Bob Iger’s throne at Disney

The Bob Iger era at Disney will officially end in 2026.

Broadcasting & Cable

Next Text: Showcasing the Brilliance of David Zaslav?

Our weekly back-and-forth also looks at the big Disney-DirecTV deal, Synamedia's 'Senza' cloud-based streaming dongle ... and the terrifying Big Ten fate of the once-proud UCLA football program

Multichannel News

Disney Poaches YouTube Subscription Exec Adam Smith for Chief Product and Technology Officer Role

Smith, who oversaw YouTube Music and YouTube Premium as VP of product management at Google, will report to Disney Entertainment co-chairs Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro

The Independent UK

The four Disney execs who could succeed CEO Bob Iger as Keeper of the Magic Kingdom

The potential successors have been narrowed down to just four contenders

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